HOLYHEAD'S rich vein of form of late continued with a late winner at high-flyers Bala Town.

This was the islanders' seventh match without defeat and fourth straight win to take them up to 10th in the Cymru Alliance table.

Manager Carl Taylor played himself from the start for the first time in many months and was involved in the Harbourmen's first goal threat on 14 minutes.

His threaded ball found David Williams in space but home keeper Paul Evans raced off his line to snuff out the danger.

Bala responded when Neil Fisher showed good control but his shot failed to trouble Holyhead custodian Gary Cahill.

Williams was played through again moments later but Evans showed his mettle once again to bring the attack to an end.

The woodwork came to the hosts' rescue on the half-hour when James Parry latched on to Taylor's free-kick but hammered a shot on the turn against the bar.

And Holyhead had a goal ruled out for offside seconds later after Williams prodded the ball home after the initial attempt by Nigel Moore was parried into his path by the keeper.

The hosts were far more determined early in the second period with Iwan Roberts firing into the side-netting from a promising position before they took the lead just after the hour mark, Neil Davies sliding the ball under the advancing Cahill after meeting a right-wing cross by Chris Ruscoe.

This stung Hotspur into action, levelling three minutes later when Moore's looping header,

following a pin-point free-kick by James Parry, cleared Evans and dropped under the bar.

In the ascendancy now, the visitors threatened a lead-taker through Parry who drilled a screamer just past the post and Moore who was also just off target following a good move.

It was anyone's game in the closing stages though, Bala cursing their luck when goalscorer Davies clipped the bar with a fine effort.

But, with the game heading for a draw, Hotspur had the final say, when Terry Williams' persistence paid off, winning back possession before rifling the ball confidently past Evans. lThe win followed hot on the heels of their midweek success against Anglesey rivals Cemaes Bay.

Chris Parry and Moore gave Holyhead a 2-0 half-time lead before Craig tipton pulled one back for the School Lane stragglers.

But Steve Owen put the result beyond doubt with an 87th minute strike. lCemaes lost 8-2 to Halkyn on Saturday.